which would be a breach of the uk data privacy code designed to protect young people. good morning and welcome to the bbc news channel. the former health secretary, matt hancock, has denied claims he failed to follow covid testing advice during the early days of the pandemic. thousands of whatsapp messages leaked to the telegraph show mr hancock was advised in april 2020 to test everyone going into care homes. but a message reportedly from mr hancock to an aide said he would rather commit to just testing those going into care homes from hospitals. lord bethall was a junior minister in department of health and social care back in 2020. this morning, he was asked whether matt hancock should have taken the advice of the chief medical officer to test everyone going into care homes. no, ithink no, i think the key phrase here is this is obviously a positive step. it was absolutely crystal clear that we wanted to test everyone who went into social care. that was the ambition. gettin
calling the allegation defamatory. sight loss charity guide dogs says it s had a record number of people volunteering to raise puppies following a bbc story that highlighted a a shortage of dogs. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. officials in greece say at least 36 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a train crash. a cargo train collided with a passenger train near the city of larissa in the thessaly region. conditions for the rescuers are described as very difficult. the army has been mobilised to help and dozens of fire and ambulance staff are at the scene. stephanie prentice reports. it s been described by local authorities as a powerful collision and a terrible scene. while passengers said the crash felt like being in an earthquake. translation: we heard a big bang. it was ten nightmareish seconds. we were turning over in the wagon till we fell on our sides and until the commotion stopped. and there was panic, cables everyw
also in northern ireland, a fifth person s been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of the off duty police officerjohn caldwell in omagh. and, we report on the huge relief effort in turkey and syria, to try to help people who have lost everything in the catastrophic earthquakes. some of these guys have been flying around 2000 hours since the earthquake struck. they say they were medically evacuating casualties for hours, but they say they will keep going as long as they can. ukraine s president zelensky has said he plans to meet china s leader, xijinping to discuss beijing s proposals on ending the war in ukraine. he made the comments in a question and answer session in kyiv, to mark the first anniversary of the russian invasion. translation: first of all, i am planning to meet - with xijinping and i think it will be beneficial for our countries and for the world s security. together with china we have large trade. this is not only about war. we are countries int
downing street says talks with the eu over a brexit deal covering northern ireland have been positive , raising hopes of a new agreement. also in northern ireland. a fifth person s been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of the off duty police officerjohn caldwell in omagh. and, we report on the huge relief effort in turkey and syria, to try to help people who have lost everything in the catastrophic earthquakes. some of these guys have been flying around 2000 hours since the earthquake struck. they say they were medically evacuating casualties for hours, but they say they will keep going as long as they can. ukraine s president zelensky has said he plans to meet china s leader, xijinping, to discuss beijing s proposals on ending the war in ukraine. he made the comments in a question and answer session in kyiv, to mark the first anniversary of the russian invasion. translation: first of all, i am planning to meet - with xijinping and i think it will be benefici
children at risk. seizing rainbow colored fentanyl pills. kids as young as 13 years old dying every day in their house. it not enough safe water coming through the pipes for people to use. flooding exacerbated longstanding problems in water treatment plants. nasa will try to launch the artemis moon rocket after scrubbing monday s blast off. nasa plans to return astronauts to the moon by the middle of the decade. there ain t nobody we turned this cornfield into a party steve: live from new york city, this is fox & friends on this, the final day of aug august 2022. right now 70 degrees, going for a daytime high 84. will there was a shower. when we walked in the building we felt the allergy stuff. i looked it up, ainsley. ainsley: ragweed? steve: ragweed is moderate very high dust and dander. ainsley: i don t know what i m allergic to but something. i need some of your sir tech or whatever you take. steve: allegra. brian: every seven years your body rot